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PRINTER FUNCTION OF THE MACHINE
This machine has a full colour printing function which can be used in a Windows environment as a standard feature. The
printer driver can be installed from the provided CD-ROM to enable printing from your computer.
Expansion kits are available to enable the machine to be used in various environments.
For this reason, the following printer driver types are available for use with the machine. Please select a suitable printer
driver depending on the expansion kits that are installed. The functions that are available vary depending on the printer
driver type.
☞ PRINTER DRIVER SPECIFICATION LIST (page 58)
Printer driver type
PCL6, PCL5c: The machine supports the Hewlett-Packard PCL6 and PCL5c printer control languages. It is
recommended that you use the PCL6 printer driver. If you have a problem printing from older software
using the PCL6 printer driver, use the PCL5c printer driver.
SPLC-c: This is the SHARP proprietary printer driver. The printer driver compresses the data in each print job
before sending the job to the machine, enabling smooth printing.
(SPLC is an acronym for "SHARP Printer Language with Compression".)
PS: This printer driver supports the PostScript 3 page description language developed by Adobe Systems
Incorporated and enables the machine to be used as a PostScript 3 compatible printer.
(A PPD file is available if it is desired to use the Windows standard PS printer driver. To install the PPD
file, see the Software Setup Guide.)
The printer drivers that can be used vary depending on your machine model. Check which printer drivers can be used in
the tables below.
MX-2300G/2700G
* Cannot be used when the printer expansion kit is installed.
MX-2300N/2700N or MX-3500/4500 series
Environment
Printer driver type
Requirements
SPLC-c*
Can be used in the standard machine configuration.
Windows
PCL6, PCL5c
The printer expansion kit is required.
PS
The printer expansion kit and PS3 expansion kit are
required.
Macintosh
Environment
Printer driver type
Requirements
PCL6, PCL5c
Can be used in the standard machine configuration.
Windows
PS The PS3 expansion kit is required.
Macintosh
The explanations in this manual of printing in a Windows environment generally use the PCL6 printer driver screens. The
screens may vary slightly depending on the printer driver that you are using.